The process of producing a GMO used for GM Foods mayinvolve takingDNA from one organism, modifying it in alaboratory, and

then inserting it intothe target organism'sgenome to produce new and usefultraitsorphenotypes.Such GMOs are generally referred to as transgenics. Othermethods of producing a GMO include increasing ordecreasing the number of copies of a gene already presentin the target organism, silencing or removing a particulargene or modifying the position of a gene within thegenome.